Young Hollywood: Mel Gibson ‘intense human being,’ Yelchin says
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When Anton Yelchin began working on ‘The Beaver,’ he knew his costar Mel Gibson had quite a lot going on in his personal life. But the 22-year-old said the various media reports about Gibson’s non-work behavior never affected their relationship on set.
‘I judge people on how they are at work and how they are to me at work, and he was lovely,’ Yelchin said last week at the Los Angeles Times’ second annual Young Hollywood roundtable, which also featured Armie Hammer, Evan Rachel Wood and Kirsten Dunst.
Still, Yelchin admitted, he found Gibson to be an ‘intense human being.’
‘We had some really amazing rehearsals with him ... where he would just talk and we would sort of be in character and it would just make me weep because he’s got a lot going on inside,’ the actor said. ‘When someone shares that with you in really close proximity, it’s very affecting.’
There’s more on Gibson in the clip below. Check back with 24 Frames this week, as we’ll continue to post short videos with additional highlights from the conversation.
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